Mahatma Gandhi employed non-cooperation,nonviolence and peaceful resistance as his weapons against the might of British Empire.His teachings are still relevant after so many years of independence not just for Indians but for the whole world.
he attainment of freedom whether for a man a nation or the world must be in exact proportion to the attainment of non-violence by each.Till we are fully free we are all slaves.I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.
Non cooperation with evil is as much a duty as cooperation with good.......
In the application of satyagraha ,I discovered in the earliest stages that pursuit of truth didnt admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy...........
Even as a tree has a single trunk but many branches and leaves ,there is one religion- human religion- but any number of faiths..........
Ahimsa is the attribute of the soul and therefore to be practiced by everyone in all affairs of life.If it cannot be practiced in all departments,it has no practical value.......
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or which is the same thing corrupt.......
Literacy must be one of the many means for intellectual development......
Fasting is a potent weapon in satyagraha armoury.It cannot be taken by every one.
